Eating Disorders: A Reference Sourcebook

Eating Disorders......Page 2
CONTENTS......Page 4
When to Seek Help......Page 6
Index......Page 7
CONTRIBUTORS......Page 8
GLOSSARY OF TERMS......Page 13
PART 1 UNDERSTANDING EATING DISORDERS: SYMPTOMS AND CAUSES......Page 15
Symptoms of Anorexia Nervosa......Page 16
Anorexia Nervosa as a Present-Day Disorder......Page 17
The Psychology of Bulimia Nervosa......Page 18
Who Is Likely to Develop Bulimia Nervosa?......Page 19
References......Page 20
Medical Complications......Page 21
Precursors to Eating Disorders: the Feminine Beauty Myth......Page 22
Dieting to Attain an Unrealistic Ideal......Page 23
How Many Recover?......Page 24
References......Page 25
Anorexia Nervosa......Page 26
Bulimia Nervosa......Page 28
Binge Eating Disorder (Compulsive Overeating)......Page 30
Causes, Symptoms, and Effects of Eating Disorders:  Child Development As It Relates to Anorexia Nerv.........Page 31
Signals in infancy......Page 32
Temperament of Children Who Become Anorexic......Page 33
Family Influence On Eating Disorders......Page 34
References......Page 35
Prevalence of Trauma Histories among Eating Disorder Patients......Page 36
Relevance to Eating Disorders......Page 37
Treatment Issues......Page 38
References......Page 40
History and Components of the Body-Image Construct......Page 41
The Prevalence and Demographics of Body-Image Discontent......Page 42
The Emergence of a Negative Body Image......Page 43
Body-Image Psychopathology......Page 45
Co-Morbid Disorders and Difficulties of Body-Image Discontent......Page 46
References......Page 49
Father Hunger and Eating Disorders......Page 51
Father Hunger and Eating Disorders......Page 52
Father Hunger and Gender......Page 53
Bibliography......Page 54
Co-Morbidities......Page 55
Complications......Page 56
Secrets and Denial: the Costs of Not Getting Help......Page 57
Bibliography......Page 58
PART 2 PHYSIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL ISSUES......Page 59
When Is Low Weight Unhealthy?......Page 60
Understanding Bulimia Nervosa......Page 61
Summary......Page 62
Psychological Responses to Starvation......Page 63
Transitions......Page 64
Serotonin: the Feeding and Feeling Chemical......Page 65
Serotonin, Carbohydrate Craving, and the Self-Medication theory......Page 66
Serotonin Stabilization: the Treatment of Bingeing......Page 67
References......Page 68
PART 3 SOCIOCULTURAL ISSUES AND SUBGROUPS AFFECTED BY EATING DISORDERS......Page 69
Society and Weight Control......Page 70
Suggested Reading......Page 71
What Does Culture Have to Do with Eating Disorders?......Page 72
Do People All around the World Develop Eating Disorders?......Page 73
References......Page 74
Culture and the Female Body......Page 75
The Family......Page 76
What about My Size?......Page 77
Prevention of Eating Disorders and Eating Problems......Page 78
Targets for Prevention......Page 79
Five Key Principles......Page 81
Outcome Research......Page 82
Coaches......Page 83
Functions......Page 84
References......Page 85
Selected Curricular Resources for the Prevention of Eating Disorders......Page 86
2. How Many Males Suffer from Eating Disorders?......Page 87
4. Why Do Certain Males Develop Eating Disorders?......Page 88
6. What Is the Nature of Sexuality in Males with Eating Disorders?......Page 89
7. What Are the Psychological Characteristics of Males with Eating Disorders?......Page 90
8. Treatment of Males with Eating Disorders: How Are They Similar, How Are They Different?......Page 91
Conclusion......Page 92
Eating Disorders among Athletes......Page 93
Risk Factor......Page 94
Diagnosis......Page 95
Prevention......Page 96
References......Page 97
Pregnancy\'S Effect On Symptomatology......Page 98
Treatment......Page 99
References......Page 100
PART 4 DIETING AND THE OBESITIES......Page 101
Energy Intake......Page 102
Energy Expenditure......Page 103
Behavioral and Psychological Treatment......Page 104
References......Page 105
Out of Balance, Out of Bounds: Obesity from Compulsive Eating......Page 106
What Causes Compulsive Eating?......Page 107
Treatment of Compulsive Eating......Page 108
References......Page 109
Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Diabetes......Page 110
Types of Diabetes and Insulin Response......Page 111
Body Mass Index......Page 112
Gestational Diabetes......Page 113
References......Page 114
Diet Pill Promises......Page 115
The Dangers of Diet Pills......Page 116
References......Page 117
PART 5 CURRENT TREATMENT APPROACHES......Page 118
Bulimia Nervosa......Page 119
Anorexia Nervosa......Page 120
Long-Term Treatment of Bulimia Nervosa......Page 121
The Structure of Individual Psychotherapy......Page 123
The Middle Stage of Therapy......Page 124
After Therapy......Page 125
You Are Not Alone!......Page 126
Types of Group Support......Page 127
Psychoeducational Group Therapy......Page 128
The Addiction Model......Page 129
Intensive Short-Term Therapies......Page 130
Are All Groups Beneficial?......Page 131
When Is Group Therapy Most and Least Helpful?......Page 132
References......Page 133
Healthy Families......Page 134
Families: Secondhand Victims of Eating Disorders......Page 135
References......Page 136
Introduction to the Intervention Process......Page 137
Didactic Sessions and Processing Segments......Page 138
The Professional Interventionist: Qualifications, Training, and Supervision......Page 139
Introduction......Page 140
Research Investigating Cbt and Anorexia Nervosa......Page 141
Case Example......Page 142
References......Page 145
Pharmacological Management of Eating Disorders......Page 146
Appetite-Enhancing/Stimulating Agents......Page 147
Antidepressant Medications......Page 148
Binge Eating Disorder......Page 149
Endnotes......Page 150
Undermining Anorexia through Narrative Therapy......Page 151
Externalizing Internalized Anorexic Conversations......Page 152
Reflexivity and Early-On Struggles......Page 153
Considering Family......Page 154
Anti-Anorexia Survey......Page 155
Deconstruction of Anorexic Recruitment Tactics......Page 156
Experiencing and Appreciating Freedom......Page 157
Anti-Anorexia Anti-Bulimia Leagues......Page 158
References......Page 159
Narrative Therapy: Introduction to \"Death of a Scalesman\": In Her Own Voice......Page 160
Meredy, the Person Apart from Anorexia......Page 161
The Price Meredy Has Paid to Anorexia......Page 162
Meredy and Her Future......Page 163
Death of a Scalesman......Page 164
Brief Therapy: Shifting Paradigms......Page 167
2. Work with the Client to Build a Cooperative Relationship......Page 168
4. Develop a Working Contract......Page 169
5. Use a Team approach......Page 170
7. Assign Homework......Page 171
References......Page 172
The Minimum Caloric Need......Page 173
The Food Plan......Page 174
Trusting Their Hunger Signals......Page 175
Body Image and Weight Gain Expectation......Page 176
Bulimia......Page 177
Separating Emotional Eating from Physical Hunger in Anorexia and Bulimia......Page 178
Suggested Reading......Page 179
Ritualistic Eating Behaviors......Page 180
Accessing and Remembering Playfulness......Page 181
Drama therapy: a Powerful adjunct in the Treatment of Eating Disorders......Page 182
Conditions Influencing Play......Page 183
Phase 2: Sustained Improvisation......Page 184
Phase 5: Ritual......Page 185
Combining the Creative art therapies and Rubenfeld Synergy as a Means for Healing for Eating Disorde.........Page 186
Rubenfeld Synergy......Page 187
\"Lisa\"......Page 188
References......Page 191
Overcoming Eating Disorders: 12 Steps to a Behavior Contract......Page 192
12 Steps to a Behavior Contract......Page 193
Steps 6-12—Giving up the Game......Page 194
For a Bulimic adult......Page 195
Outpatient Eating-Disorders Clinic......Page 196
Evaluation Process......Page 197
Conceptual Framework......Page 198
Why Self-Help?......Page 199
What to Expect......Page 200
A Personal Note......Page 201
Inpatient Treatment (Hospitals and Special Eating-Disorder Units)......Page 202
Finding Help......Page 204
PART 6 FACILITIES AND SELECTED RESOURCES......Page 206
Scottsdale......Page 207
Wickenburg......Page 208
Malibu......Page 209
Florence......Page 210
District of Columbia......Page 211
Naples......Page 212
Tampa......Page 213
Centralia......Page 214
Naperville......Page 215
Evansville......Page 216
Cedar Rapids......Page 217
Topeka......Page 218
Westbrook......Page 219
Waltham......Page 220
Minneapolis......Page 221
Saint Louis......Page 222
Hampstead......Page 223
Bayside......Page 224
New York......Page 225
Syracuse......Page 226
Hendersonville......Page 227
Dayton......Page 228
Portland......Page 229
Philadelphia......Page 230
Providence......Page 231
Dallas......Page 232
Essex Junction......Page 233
Seattle......Page 234
Oconomowac......Page 235
Wauwatosa......Page 236
List of Facilities......Page 237
II. General Self-Help......Page 240
III. Anorexia Nervosa & Bulimia......Page 241
V. Body Image and Size Acceptance......Page 242
IX. Personal Stories, Biography & Fiction......Page 243
X. Professional Texts......Page 244
XI. Sociocultural and Historical Perspectives......Page 246
Additional Resources......Page 247
Nonprofit Eating Disorders Organizations......Page 248
Videos On Eating Disorders and Weight-Related Issues......Page 249
Video Distributors and Producers......Page 251
Comprehensive Resources for Eating-Disorders Information......Page 252
Other Selected General Health Sites......Page 253
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C......Page 257
D......Page 258
F......Page 259
I......Page 260
O......Page 261
R......Page 262
T......Page 263
Z......Page 264